Jorge Castaneda
Jorge Castaneda
era establish
to establish a new era in U.S.-Mexico relations.
equal establish stable
We would like to establish a more full, stable and equal relationship.
taken time
It is time to be taken more seriously.
bush fox harder largely relationship sink stronger swim
Calderon largely is going to sink or swim on Fox's record. The more (President) Bush makes Fox look like he got nothing from this stronger relationship he wanted with the U.S., the harder it will be for Calderon.
economic foreign lever policy powerful promote social
Mexico's foreign policy ... should become a powerful lever to promote Mexico's social and economic development.
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Right from the transition, Fox had the point of view that he simply didn't want to run the risk of upending the apple cart. He had commitments to the private sector, and he was not able to separate that commitment - to avoid a crisis at the end of (his term) - from the idea of confronting the PRI.